Obituaries

A native of Rockwood, Tenn., he had been a resident of the Peninsula for 35 years and was employed as a bus driver with Pentran for 34 years.

He was a member of Buckroe Beach Baptist Church and served as usher.

He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of VFW Post No. 5500.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth Marie Giles; a stepdaughter, Rose Marie Deull of Hampton; two stepsons, Ernest G. Henderson of New York and J.W. Henderson of Atlanta, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. Luther True of Rockwood; two brothers, Hugh T. Giles of Gastonia, N.C., and Jack E. Giles of Ocean Spring, Miss.; seven stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home by the Rev. Eddie G. Heath. Burial will be in Veterans Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.